Aeroplane landing



Sept. 15, 1931. G. w. CHARETTE 1,823,086

AEROPLANE LANDING Filed Oct. I 18 1930 2 Sheets-Shes: 1

Gi li:

Sept.

G. w. CHARETTE AEROPLANE LANDING Fild Oct. 18. 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2Patented Sept 15, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT 2;"?

AEROIE'LANE LANDING Application filed October 18, 1930. Serial No.489,682.

This invention relates to a runway or aeroplane landing, the primaryobject of the invention being to provide means to permit the landing ofaeroplanes in cities, or

5 other restricted places, with facility.

An important object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which will provide a wide elevated landing surface,sufliciently Wide to permit of a safe landing,

and an inclined runway extending from the landing surface.

Another object of the invention is to provide guiding means at the sidesof the track or runway, to guide the aeroplanes over the landing surfaceand runway.

WVith the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a device constructed inaccordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is an enlarged rear elevational View of the device.

Figure 4: is a sectional view though the surface of the runway.

Referring to the drawings in detail the device comprises a substantiallywide landing surface 5 merging into a runway 6.

Supporting members 7 support the device, the height of the supportingmembers 7 be- 4 ing such that the wide landing surface will be supportedabove the roofs or building tops to permit aeroplanes to land withoutinterference of the houses or buildings.

The supports for the runway section 6,

4 vary in height so that the runway will be inclined at a proper angleto permit the aeroplanes to gravitate to the bottom thereof. Extendingin parallel relation with the side edges of the landing surface andrunway, are vertical guide plates 8, the guide plates being of heightsto guide the aeroplane passing over the device, by the contact of theWheels of the running gear, therewith.

Braces 9 are secured to the device, and have connection with the guideplates 8, to support the guide plates in their proper positions, and atthe same time brace the plates against lateral movement, caused by thestriking of the wheels of an aeroplane, thereagainst.

The reference character 10 designates lateral guiding members that havetheir forward ends curved inwardly at 11, where they connect with thechannel bar 12, that extends throughout the length of the runway. Thewidth of the channel bar 12, is such as to provide a guide for the backwheel of the running gear of an aeroplane, so that the aeroplane will beautomatically guided over the runway.

Owing to the construction of the device, it will be obvious that largeor small aeroplanes may be landed on the landing surface, theconstruction of the guiding plates and channel bar being such thatrunning gears of wide or narrow gauge may be guided by the contact ofthe wheels with the plates. 7

It will of course be understood that while the landing surface will belocated over the tops of houses or buildings, the runway will be sopositioned that aeroplanes passing thereover will be guided to abuilding or station from which passengers may be loaded or unloaded.

I claim:

1. A landing device for aeroplanes, comprising a wide landing surfacemerging into a narrow inclined runway, means for supporting the landingsurface an appreciable distance above the ground surface, a centralguiding member extending throughout the length of the wide landingsurface and runway, said central guiding member being substantially wideat one of its ends.

2. A landing device for aeroplanes comprising an elevated wide landingsurface, a runway, said landing surface merging into the runway, guideplates extending in parallel relation with the edges of the wide landingsurface and runway, to guide an aeroplane moving thereover, a centralguiding member comprising a channel bar, extending throughout the lengthof the runway and landing surface, and one end of the channel bar beingwidened to guide a wheel to the center thereof.

3. A landing device for aeroplanes, comprising a landing surface andrunway, a central guiding member extending over the landing surface andrunway and one end of the guiding member being" wide to engage the tailskid of an aeroplane to guide the tail skid and aeroplane over thelanding surface.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature.

GEORGE W. CHARETTE.

